methodatlas
Compare

View methods side by side.

Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.

Criterion
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Purposedifferent
CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min30 min Setup, dann laufend5-20 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-202-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsRAID Log, Status Report SourceEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsRich Picture, Problem Framing Notes
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
EstimationEffortRisk
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
Add more methods